Affected populations: Acromegaly is estimated to affect approximately 50 to 70 people out of every million. However, the true figure may be higher, as the symptoms develop slowly and thus may go ...

In a study published in the European Journal of Endocrinology, Tiemensma found that people with acromegaly, a growth disorder that can lead to gigantism, still perceive themselves to be afflicted ...

Patients with acromegaly require fortnightly or monthly ... All injectors in the test group (12 of whom were the patients and 3 were other people) were successfully trained to inject without ...

Acromegaly is due to hypersecretion of growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). The aim of treatment is to limit this excess secretion and to reduce morbidity and mortality ...